Francis Roy CBE (born 29 August 1958) is a former British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Motherwell and Wishaw from 1997 to 2015. He was a Government Whip and Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury from 2006 to 2010, after having served as an Assistant Whip from 2005.
Frank Roy | |
|---|---|
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 5 May 2006 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Chancellor | Gordon Brown Alistair Darling |
| Preceded by | Tom Watson |
| Succeeded by | Brooks Newmark |
| Member of Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Marion Fellows |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1958 Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Ellen Roy[1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Website | frankroy.org.uk |
Early life
editRoy was educated at Our Lady's High School, Motherwell, and later at Motherwell College (1992) and Glasgow Caledonian University in Consumer and Management Studies (1994).[1]
Roy was, like many others in the area, a steelworker until he was made redundant in 1991 when Ravenscraig Steelworks closed. He describes the strikes of the 1980s as ensuring his "politicisation was cemented for life"[2]
Political career
editRoy worked as a parliamentary assistant to Helen Liddell MP before becoming MP for Motherwell and Wishaw.[citation needed] He is the first MP born locally to represent Motherwell and Wishaw.[citation needed]
In 2001 Roy resigned as parliamentary private secretary to Helen Liddell in the wake of the cancellation of a visit to Carfin Grotto by Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Ahern was due to visit the grotto to open a memorial to victims of the Great Famine but the visit was cancelled due to Roy's advice of risk of possible sectarian violence,[3] despite statements from Strathclyde Police that they did not consider the visit to be a security risk.[4]
In 2015, Roy worked on Liz Kendall's unsuccessful bid for the Labour leadership.
He is the father of Brian Francis Roy, former general secretary of Scottish Labour.
Roy was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for political and public service.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Frank Roy MP". Westminster Parliamentary Record. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Roy, Frank (26 June 2012). "Frank Roy MP recalls his days as a Ravenscraig steelworker". Evening Times. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Tara Womersley (12 February 2001). "Frank Roy resigns over Ahern visit". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Ahern row MP quits as aide". BBC. 11 February 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N10.
External links
edit- Frank Roy MP official site
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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